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This is a podcast where we’re going to take a critical look at one of the most neglected genres in literature: the funny book. In each episode I’m going to invite a fellow writer to pick a favourite example and tell me what makes it work for them.
Episodes
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
The writer Imran Ahmad discusses Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as well his own work, including the Oprah Winfrey-endorsed memoir Unimagined (aka The Perfect Gentleman).
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
The comedian and writer Ian Moore discusses PG Wodehouse's Aunts Aren't Gentlemen and his own work with me.
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
The writer Dan Brotzel discusses Lucy Kellaway's Who Moved My Blackberry™? and his own work with me.
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
The comedy writer Gabby Hutchinson Crouch discusses John Hegley's The Family Pack and her own work with me.
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Polly Hall, writer and podcaster, discusses David Sedaris's Me Talk Pretty One Day and her own work with me.
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Chris Fielden, writer, literary competition organiser and drummer, discusses Terry Pratchett's Mort and his own work with me. Features slightly louder intro music than usual.
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Lucy Flannery, award-winning writer and RLF consultant fellow, discusses Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair and her own work with me.
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Andy Miller, co-host of the Backlisted podcast and author of The Year of Reading Dangerously, discusses Douglas Adams's Last Chance to See and his own work with me.
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Neil Laurenson, author of Exclamation Marx!, discusses David Nicholls's Starter for Ten and his own work with me.
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Paul Flower, author of The Great American Cheese War, discusses Joseph Heller's Catch-22 and his own work with me.